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Vintage Crop Dusters

June/July 2013

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The Midnight Rider’s radial engine.

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A cold-weather Stearman.

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A plane’s cockpit.

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Randy burns in front of No. 43, aka Yellow Peril.

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A student’s-eye view of cotton country.

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Ken King, the dean of Alabama flying instructors, at Moontown.

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The dual cockpits of Yellow Peril.

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Moontown regulars take a break between flights.

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A Stearman comes in for landing.

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The Yellow Peril’s radial engine.

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